If someone is in severe, excruciating pain, they should go to the emergency department before trying any stretches or home remedies as they may have a hip fracture or dislocation. Below are six ...

Objectives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have a substantially greater fracture risk, where men are 50% and women are 26% more likely to experience a hip fracture compared with ...

A U.S. District Court judge in Texas on Monday ruled against a Biden administration rule that sought to increase staffing in long-term care facilities. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk threw out the Biden ...

“Connecting with a provider is a fundamental part of the patient experience, even in a short health care encounter like pediatric fractures,” Kristin S. Livingston, MD, director of orthopedic ...

Notwithstanding the substantial progress in acute stroke care over the past 15 years, the focus of stroke medical advances and healthcare resources has been on acute and subacute recovery phases, ...

“What I like most about virtual nursing care is we have time to dedicate to educating patients about their chronic illnesses and answer questions…or ease any fears they may have about their ...

Andrew Cuomo and members of his administration, finding that families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 in nursing homes during the pandemic do not have a federal right to sue. Judge Katherine Polk ...

I underwent my second hip replacement surgery in the past four ... but postponed it because my mom entered hospice care in July. Fortunately mom has remained in stable condition.

According to a new study peripheral nerve blockade is a safe and effective method for managing pain in hip fracture patients. It can be administered by credentialed clinicians outside the operating ...

ESTELLINE, S.D. (KELO) — All told, 53 residents live at Estelline Nursing and Care Center; two are 101 years old, two are 98, and one is 99. Thallis Jensen, the most senior resident, will turn ...

length of hospital stay (LOS), discharge to a nursing home and 90-day readmission rate in surgically treated hip fracture patients, aged 65 years and older. Delirium has been chosen, as it is one ...

The findings support the previously described association between the surgery and a lower amount of all-cause mortality, falls and hip fractures. It’s the first to investigate the association ...